On 10/4/07, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > > > Let them be. Above certain level ( you do not expect your > US$10 speaker and integrated sound card to product good > sound), it becomes very subjective to check the sound quality. > So this extra items may really make a difference. > I'm not sure you looked at the link:) These aren't cables, or amplifiers. These work on *magic*. For them to function as described is not merely unlikely, it is a *physical impossibility*. Quoting from the linked page: >From the Golden Sound website: "The Intelligent Chip is a thin, orange 1 x 1.5 inch rectangular wafer that automatically upgrades the disc in the player when the Chip is placed momentarily on top of the player above the spinning disc. The upgrade itself is virtually instantaneous=97and permanent..." The very brief explanation that follows talks about problems "=85produced by slight fluctuations in the master clock(s) when pressing the disc=85 The Intelligent Chip corrects the clock-fluctuation problem within 2 seconds." The corrected disc is claimed to sound, "clearer/less distorted, with a deeper soundstage, more "air", and lower background noise". This is a humbug. For it to function as described is simply not even remotely possible. -- = Paul Anderson VE6HOP wackyvorlon@gmail.com http://www.oldschoolhacker.com "May the electromotive force be with you." -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist